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It had a diverse renge of peoples who over generations, forgot the benefits of being in a more prosperous peaceful society,and looked to the old way, resultig in local unrest and revolts which had to be countered.
In particular th ever-restless Greek city-states within the Empire in Asia Minor were prone to revolts. Added to this, they had ties to their mother cities in mainland Greece, and these latter supported and intervened on their behalf.
This resulted in 50 years of warfare between the Empire and the Greek city-states of warfare, after which the Persians gave up and went back to controlling the rest of their empire. However it was so suffessful and prosperous that it became a target for Macedonia, which took it over by conquest.
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What strong army did Alexander defeat?
Alexander the Great defeated the Persian empire
Alexander the Great conquered what empire?
Alexander conquered the Persian Empire.
The Persian Empire was brought to an end by?
The Persian Empire was brought to an end by who?
Where are Byzantine empire and Persian empire in relation to Arabia?
The Byzantine Empire was to the north and northwest of Arabia while the Persian Empire was to the north and northeast of Arabia.
What Are The Ancient Persian Empires Strengths and Weaknesses?
A strength of the Persian Empire was that the people were happy. A weakness of the Persian Empire was there were too high of taxes.
